Clemente Russo
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| Born | 27 July 1982 Caserta, Italy[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Giulio Coletta Michele Caldarella[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Clemente Russo (born 27 July 1982) is an
Personal life
Russo works as a police officer. He is married to former international judo competitor Laura Maddaloni;[4] they have a daughter.[2]
Career
Russo qualified for the
He moved up to the 201 lbs category and exited early at the World championships 2005 and the European championships 2006.
In 2007 he lost the European Championships final to
In the 2008 Olympics he won the silver medal, losing the final round and so the competition to Rakhim Chakkhiev.
In the World Series of Boxing he boxes for Italia Thunder team. He received the "Winner WSB Heavyweight Individual World Champion 2011" and "Winner WSB Team World Champion 2012" awards.
Outside of his athletic career, in 2011 Russo debuted as an actor in the drama film Tatanka.[5]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Russo again won the silver medal, losing the final to Oleksandr Usyk.[6]
World Amateur Championships results
2003
- Defeated Stefan Balint (Romania) 15–10
- Lost to Magomed Aripgadzhiev (Belarus) 4–14
2005
- Lost to Jasur Matchanov (Uzbekistan) 13–16
2007
- Defeated Danny Price (England) 14–5
- Defeated Lukas Viktora (Czech Republic) 17–6
- Defeated Alexander Povernov (Germany) 17–5
- Defeated Milorad Gajović (Montenegro) 15–3
- Defeated Yushan Nijiati (China) 19–11
- Defeated Rakhim Chakkhiev(Russia) 7–6
Olympic results
2008 (as a heavyweight)
- Defeated Viktar Zuyev (Belarus) 7–1
- Defeated Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) 7–4
- Defeated Deontay Wilder (United States) 7–1
- Lost to Rakhim Chakkhiev(Russia) 2–4
2012 (as a heavyweight)
- Defeated Tumba Silva (Angola)
- Defeated Jose Larduet(Cuba)
- Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 7–1
- Lost to Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine)
2016 (as a heavyweight)
- Defeated Hassen Chaktami (Tunisia)
- Lost to Evgeny Tishchenko (Russia) 0–3
References
- ^ a b Clemente Russo. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c Clemente Ucraino. london2012.com
- ^ "Clemente Russo spiega laddio alla Polizia" (in Italian). casertanews.it. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Laura Maddaloni. judoinside.com
- GQ. Archived from the originalon 17 January 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ 81 91kg heavyweight men. olympic.org
External links
- List of exploits as a light-heavyweight
- Clemente Russo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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